Scrub Typhus

A combination therapy of IV doxycycline and azithromycin was more effective for the treatment of severe scrub typhus than using either drug alone, according to findings published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The presence or absence of scrub typhus-associated gastrointestinal symptoms was not indicative of endoscopic findings, but symptom severity was correlated with the presence of endoscopic abnormalities, according to data presented at ICAAC 2014.